These are two four pound bags of cherry pits. As many of you know, I have arthritis in my spine. When it really hurts I use a heating pad to help relax the muscles in my back. Except it's not a heating pad, it's a fabric bag filled with cherry pits. (I kid you not.) It works like a charm. But the one I had was a little big and I wanted a smaller one, so I did a search and found The Cherry Pit Store.
What I did NOT know is these pads can be chilled also. When I was visiting my Maryland family, my friend pulled one out of the freezer for me. OH! So I ordered a couple of bags of cherry pits.
I estimated the size of the bag I wanted to make, and cut a piece of fabric 8-1/2" x 17".
I folded it in half with the right sides together, sewed up the sides.
I weighed out a pound of the cherry pits, then put them in the bag, and sewed up the last side.
Presto!
This blue one will live in the freezer. I'll make a red pad about the same size to use when I want a hot pad.To use a hot pad, I'll just put it in the microwave for two minutes.